San Diego

Population: 1,385,061
Median household income: $104,321
Median home value: $848,500

Located in San Diego County, California, San Diego is a community with a population of 1,385,061. At $104,321, its median household income sits in line with San Diego County's $102,285.

Between 2019 and 2023, San Diego's population declined 1.7% from 1,409,573 to 1,385,061, while its median home value rose 40.8% from $602,600 to $848,500.

64.2% of workers drive to work alone. 43.5% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,385,061
Median age: 36.0 yrs
Median household income: $104,321
Median home value: $848,500
Median gross rent: $2,223
Housing units: 559,653
Homeownership rate: 47.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 49.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,409,5731,385,061

Median household income

$79,673$104,321

Median home value

$602,600$848,500

Median gross rent

$1,695$2,223

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,409,573	$79,673	$602,600	$1,695
2020	1,414,545	$83,454	$629,500	$1,770
2021	1,385,398	$89,457	$664,000	$1,885
2022	1,383,987	$98,657	$783,300	$2,080
2023	1,385,061	$104,321	$848,500	$2,223

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1713.5%

18 to 2410.7%

25 to 3418.7%

35 to 4414.7%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6410.9%

65 to 748.2%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	72,941	5.3%
5 to 17	186,351	13.5%
18 to 24	148,853	10.7%
25 to 34	259,650	18.7%
35 to 44	203,750	14.7%
45 to 54	166,820	12.0%
55 to 64	150,407	10.9%
65 to 74	114,199	8.2%
75 and over	82,090	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	573,281	41.4%
Black or African American	74,890	5.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2,365	0.2%
Asian	238,921	17.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	5,862	0.4%
Some other race	8,113	0.6%
Two or more races	72,136	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	409,493	29.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.8%

High school graduate15.0%

Some college or associate's25.3%

Bachelor's degree28.8%

Graduate or professional degree21.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	95,803	9.8%
High school graduate	146,506	15.0%
Some college or associate's	247,498	25.3%
Bachelor's degree	281,352	28.8%
Graduate or professional degree	205,757	21.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone64.2%

Carpooled7.8%

Public transit3.0%

Walked3.4%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home19.2%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	467,960	64.2%
Carpooled	57,062	7.8%
Public transit	21,759	3.0%
Walked	24,835	3.4%
Bicycle	5,220	0.7%
Worked from home	140,016	19.2%
Other means	12,096	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	127,486	21.6%
15 to 29 min	280,520	47.6%
30 to 44 min	119,889	20.4%
45 to 59 min	31,737	5.4%
60+ min	29,300	5.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.55
Poverty rate: 11.1% (148,864 of 1,340,004)

	Count	Share
Family households	307,817	59.0%
Nonfamily households	214,329	41.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	522,146	93.3%
Vacant	37,507	6.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	248,395	47.6%
Renter-occupied	273,751	52.4%

1-unit, detached43.5%

1-unit, attached9.9%

2 to 4 units7.8%

5 to 19 units16.9%

20 or more units20.9%

Mobile home & other1.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	243,306	43.5%
1-unit, attached	55,133	9.9%
2 to 4 units	43,521	7.8%
5 to 19 units	94,309	16.9%
20 or more units	116,908	20.9%
Mobile home & other	6,476	1.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0666000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 326 sq mi
Water area: 46 sq mi
Center point: 32.8150, -117.1356